Re: [PATCH] Always register a feature corresponding to the word size

[felix . winkelmann]

> Yesterday we had a failure [1] on the 32bit salmonella Linux machine
> because an egg tried to use a 32bit feature in a cond-expand clause.
> Although the 64bit feature exists on 64bit platforms, the 32bit feature
> doesn't exist on 32bit platforms.
>
> I'd guess the 64bit feature was introduced back when 64bit systems were
> the exception.  Nowadays 32bit systems are the exception.
>
> Anyway, for consistency and completeness, I think it would be nice to
> have a feature that matches the word size of platforms, for all
> plaftorms, regardless of the word size.
>
> Attached is a patch with a suggestion on how to achieve this.
>

Thanks, Mario. Signed off and pushed.


felix